The Grasshopper along with Digital Reality has brought us a great game, Sine Mora already analyzed here. This time success is not so great but is again a good match for the catalog of the two.
This time, Suda 51 and company bring to us Black Knight Sword, a 2D action game that distinguishes itself from the competition by its original artwork. The beginning of this year saw the release of Shank 2 and countless indie titles that follow the 2D path as the path to success. Costs are lower and the results may be equal or even better than with 3D games. Of course, when you are dealing with Suda, just waiting to get a unique experience, but not without some flaws. This was true in Sine Mora and even more in Black Knight Sword.
Hardcore Gamer: Starting April 16, the game will be half-off on XBLA, and only cost 400 MS points, or $5, instead of 800.
Black Knight Sword is a sub-par, boring, and repulsive game that fails to be the throwback it was made out to be. Insane graphics, flying on giant chickens and being molested by melon-headed perverts aren’t substantial enough ideas to save what is otherwise a bare-boned action platforming experience.
munkimatt says:"It’s necessary to approach any game by Suda51 with an open mind. The Grasshopper Studio auteur has created some of the most downright bizarre games of the last few years with killer7, No More Heroes and, more recently, Lollipop Chainsaw being the most recognisable of his works. Black Knight Sword marks his studio’s second collaboration with Hungarian developers Digital Reality after 2012’s well received shoot ‘em up Sine Mora."
